WOODS, Paolo

About the Dutch-Canadian photographer Paolo WOODS (*1970 in Amsterdam)

Paolo WOODS grew up in Italy and founded his own photo gallery in Florence. He initially devoted himself to art and fashion photography and his work appeared in numerous international magazines, including Time, Newsweek, Le Monde and Geo. At the end of the 1990s, he met the Magnum photographer Paolo PELLEGRIN and accompanied him to Kosovo. From there, Woods traveled to Albania and other countries for his first photo reportage ("Un Monde de Brut"). Since then, Woods has concentrated his work on long-term projects such as "Chinafrique" and "American Chaos", which he always realizes together with the Swiss journalist Serge Michel and which take both of them around the globe. Paolo Woods lives and works in Haiti." (© Paolo Woods/INSTITUTE)

Photo books by Paolo WOODS

• 'Un monde de brut. Sur les routes de l'or noir' (2003); 'American Chaos. Retour en Afghanistan et en Irak (2002-2004): Retour en Irak et en Afghanistan 2002-2004' (2004); 'China Safari: 336' (2010); 'Land of Laughter - Land of Tears: The Many Faces of Iran - UT2: A Portrait' (2011); 'Chinafrika' (2011); 'State/Etat' (2013); 'Pepe' (2013); 'The Heavens Annual Report' (2015);